From: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <x86@kernel.org>, <hpa@zytor.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@gmail.com>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>, <linux_dti@icloud.com>,
<linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org>,
<akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
<kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com>, <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
<will.deacon@arm.com>, <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>,
<kristen@linux.intel.com>, <deneen.t.dock@intel.com>,
Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>,
Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 08/23] x86/kgdb: Avoid redundant comparison of patched code
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:11:28 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190426001143.4983-9-namit@vmware.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190426001143.4983-1-namit@vmware.com>
text_poke() already ensures that the written value is the correct one
and fails if that is not the case. There is no need for an additional
comparison. Remove it.
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c | 14 +-------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 2b203ee5b879..13b13311b792 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ void kgdb_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip)
int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
{
int err;
- char opc[BREAK_INSTR_SIZE];
bpt->type = BP_BREAKPOINT;
err = probe_kernel_read(bpt->saved_instr, (char *)bpt->bpt_addr,
@@ -766,11 +765,6 @@ int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
return -EBUSY;
text_poke_kgdb((void *)bpt->bpt_addr, arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr,
BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
- err = probe_kernel_read(opc, (char *)bpt->bpt_addr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
- if (err)
- return err;
- if (memcmp(opc, arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE))
- return -EINVAL;
bpt->type = BP_POKE_BREAKPOINT;
return err;
@@ -778,9 +772,6 @@ int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
{
- int err;
- char opc[BREAK_INSTR_SIZE];
-
if (bpt->type != BP_POKE_BREAKPOINT)
goto knl_write;
/*
@@ -791,10 +782,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
goto knl_write;
text_poke_kgdb((void *)bpt->bpt_addr, bpt->saved_instr,
BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
- err = probe_kernel_read(opc, (char *)bpt->bpt_addr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
- if (err || memcmp(opc, bpt->saved_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE))
- goto knl_write;
- return err;
+ return 0;
knl_write:
return probe_kernel_write((char *)bpt->bpt_addr,
--
2.17.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-04-26 7:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-04-26 0:11 [PATCH v5 00/23] x86: text_poke() fixes and executable lockdowns Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 01/23] Fix "x86/alternatives: Lockdep-enforce text_mutex in text_poke*()" Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:13 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86/alternatives: Add text_poke_kgdb() to not assert the lock when debugging tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 02/23] x86/jump_label: Use text_poke_early() during early init Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:15 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 03/23] x86/mm: Introduce temporary mm structs Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:16 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 04/23] x86/mm: Save debug registers when loading a temporary mm Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:17 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 05/23] fork: Provide a function for copying init_mm Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:18 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 06/23] x86/alternative: Initialize temporary mm for patching Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 07/23] x86/alternative: Use temporary mm for text poking Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:20 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86/alternatives: " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` Nadav Amit [this message]
2019-04-30 11:20 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86/kgdb: Avoid redundant comparison of patched code tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 09/23] x86/ftrace: Set trampoline pages as executable Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:21 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 10/23] x86/kprobes: Set instruction page " Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:22 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 11/23] x86/module: Avoid breaking W^X while loading modules Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:22 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86/modules: " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 12/23] x86/jump-label: Remove support for custom poker Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:23 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86/jump-label: Remove support for custom text poker tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 13/23] x86/alternative: Remove the return value of text_poke_*() Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:24 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86/alternatives: " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 14/23] x86/mm/cpa: Add set_direct_map_ functions Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 16:40 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-04-26 16:43 ` Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:24 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86/mm/cpa: Add set_direct_map_*() functions tip-bot for Rick Edgecombe
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 15/23] mm: Make hibernate handle unmapped pages Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:25 ` [tip:x86/mm] mm/hibernation: Make hibernation " tip-bot for Rick Edgecombe
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 16/23] vmalloc: Add flag for free of special permsissions Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:26 ` [tip:x86/mm] mm/vmalloc: Add flag for freeing " tip-bot for Rick Edgecombe
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 17/23] modules: Use vmalloc special flag Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:26 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Rick Edgecombe
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 18/23] bpf: " Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:27 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Rick Edgecombe
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 19/23] x86/ftrace: " Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:28 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Rick Edgecombe
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 20/23] x86/kprobes: " Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:28 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Rick Edgecombe
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 21/23] x86/alternative: Comment about module removal races Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:29 ` [tip:x86/mm] x86/alternatives: Add comment " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 22/23] mm/tlb: Provide default nmi_uaccess_okay() Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:14 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 0:11 ` [PATCH v5 23/23] bpf: Fail bpf_probe_write_user() while mm is switched Nadav Amit
2019-04-30 11:15 ` [tip:x86/mm] " tip-bot for Nadav Amit
2019-04-26 12:36 ` [PATCH v5 00/23] x86: text_poke() fixes and executable lockdowns Peter Zijlstra
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